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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1929
Page
3
An old advertisement touts Fly-Tox as a scientific insecticide from the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research through Rex Research Fellowship. It promises to kill moths and other household pests, protect fabrics, and offers simple bottle instructions with a safe, stain free formula and fragrance.
A health note urges recognizing germs and warns they enter the bloodstream through tiny cuts. It stresses washing every cut with antiseptic and promotes Liquid Borozone available at The Wm. Reese and Paris Smith.
Gustine County Superintendent R M Walker opened the school year at the Baptist Church with 175 students enrolled on the first day. High school had 76 pupils, 8 in the 11th grade. Consolidation brings Macksville and Hebron into the district for a total of 280 students. Two new trucks transport pupils. board members are Frank McClellan President G G Earl Secretary E C Estes E W Allen J B Adcock Wade Mercer and George Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Clower of Cleburne and Mrs. Will Clower of Dallas visited S. W. Switzer and family Sunday. J. M. Clower ran an early Comanche jewelry store on the Square before moving away in 1882. Mrs. Clower is a Cape Switzer descendant.
An advertisement from The Wm. Reese Drug Co. promotes Cystex for bladder irritation and night sleep disruption. It claims rapid improvement with a money back guarantee and a price of 60 cents.
Ordinary indigestion and gas sufferers are urged to try Adlerika for fast relief. An unnamed testimonial claims one bottle clears gas and sour stomach by acting on both upper and lower bowels, removing old waste for a real cleaning and improved feeling. Manufactured and sold by The Wm. Reese Drug Co. and The Durham Pharmacy.
A series of deeds and marriages is listed for Comanche and De Leon areas. Alvie Fowler McNutt and Beatrice Morris wed. several land transfers involve Buckmaster Williams to Emma and J M Williams, Callaway, Reid to Higg inbedham, Powers to Breedlove, Gilliam to Taber, Haile to Chandler near Copperas Creek, and Jones to Van Clayton with varied acreages and payments, including nominal sums and substantial values.
A Fort Worth based degree team known as the Team of Thirteen Lodges will confer the third degree at the Comanche lodge on Saturday evening September 28. Secretary C A Green invites all local and neighboring lodge members to attend. The team is reputed to be among the best in the state.
An advertisement promises sore gums are curable with Leto’s Pyorrhea Remedy. It claims leading dentists use and recommend the preparation and offers a money back guarantee through Wm. Reese Drug Co. and The Durham Pharmacy.
Mrs. Freeman Northcutt left Sunday to join Mr. Northcutt in Dallas as they plan to make the city their home.
Connie Nabers of Desdemona Texas and George W Manning a Texas Company employee were introduced Sunday at a Juarez dinner by Virgil Nabers. A whirlwind 24 hour courtship followed and they wed Monday in Las Cruces. The bride is daughter of Mae and Tom Nabers. The couple resides at 625 Mountain Avenue.
The Comanche County Baptist Association workers meet at Mt. Pleasant Church on Tuesday October 8 1929 with a full agenda. Devotional talks by Robert Pugh W M Scott and T N Carter sermons on tithe and exegesis of John 1h26 and influences of Christian education feature a long program. Deejohn Lindsey pastor notes visitors Mr and Mrs John Carroll and De and Mrs W W Sands of Dallas spent the weekend with local families.
Mrs. Inex Palmer entertained her Sunday school class and guests with games for boys and girls in the basement of the Ba Church on Friday evening. Refreshments were served after the activities.
A man named Tibeee ward was convicted in Brew Gow for mercer and given 80 filed an appeal in the Court Criminal Appeals Monday. He was indicted for the murder of Ro Wilson on February 27, with a conviction dated June 21, 1829. Shae gram, Miss Berta Walker, and M. C. Vewable of Keei visiting their sister, Hooker.
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